It struck me the other day while sitting out on the back porch on a quiet day with no wind and the sun shining, how important listening is. I could hear a plane fly by, the birds in the distance, a squirrel scampering up a tree. With all the traits we think the ideal realtor should have - local m
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10/19/2007
I've noticed as the years creep forward and information overload seems to be everywhere, handling your daily and weekly routines gets pretty stressful at times. I think we all agree whether we are in real estate or other industries that we have plenty on our plate. A colleague of mine showed me h
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10/19/2007
Today's post is not so much something I have learned in the field of real estate, but rather an open question to established realtors, newly minted realtors, and the reader community. The question is, "What makes a really good realtor web site?" I ask that because I have been a viewer of realtor
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10/19/2007
In real estate circles they say the bulk of buyers today are in that 25 to 49 age segment. If you listen to all the demographic lingo there are the Baby Boomers, the Gen Xers, and now the Gen Y generation. From what I have read, hold on to your hat, because we haven't seen anything yet like this
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10/18/2007
So often as I talk with prospective For Sale By Owners (FSBOs) they always remind me that they don't need the services of a real estate agent. I ask lots of questions but usually one of my last ones I stole from Dr. Phil. That is, "How's it working for you?" Usually the homeowner naturally wants
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10/18/2007
It has always fascinated me among Realtors the diversity I see in photograhs that they use on their business cards, for sale signs, and web sites. A handful of Realtors use standard business cards without photos like most industries. But somewhere along the way someone figured they'd associate th
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10/17/2007
